Corporation formation
Form a Corporation in Wyoming
To form a Wyoming corporation, you file Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State under the Wyoming Business Corporation Act, W.S. 17-16. The state fee is $100 and there is no publication requirement. The annual report is due on the first day of the month of incorporation each year, with a license tax of $60 or $0.0002 on Wyoming assets, whichever is greater. Packages start at $149 plus the state fee.
Wyoming fees re-checked against the Secretary of State fee schedule: November 10, 2026
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Wyoming filings for owners. We are not the Wyoming Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.
- Filed with the Wyoming Secretary of State
- We track your anniversary-month annual report
- Cited to Wyoming Statutes Title 17
- Talk to a filer: (386) 465-3937
Form a Corporation in Wyoming: the Wyoming specifics
Articles of Incorporation: $100
Fee set by W.S. 17-16-1630(f) and the fee schedule. A foreign corporation pays $150 for a certificate of authority instead.
Check it: Wyoming Secretary of StateName rules (W.S. 17-16-401)
A corporate name cannot imply a purpose the articles do not allow and must be distinguishable on the Secretary of State's records. We check availability before we file.
Check it: Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Annual report lists officers and directors
The corporate report gives the names and addresses of officers and directors and the principal office address, certified by the treasurer or another fiscal agent (W.S. 17-16-1630(a)).
Check it: Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Corporate kit and stock ledger
Add an embosser seal, stock certificates and a minutes binder at checkout. The kit is priced there and is optional.
Check it: Wyoming Statutes, Title 17What a missed report sets in motion
If the license fee is not paid, the Secretary of State sends a notice. Unless the company cures within 60 days, a Wyoming LLC is deemed defunct and forfeits its articles (W.S. 17-29-705(b)); a corporation can be administratively dissolved on the same timeline (W.S. 17-16-1420 and 17-16-1421). Reinstatement is possible within two years.
Check it: Wyoming Statutes, Title 17From articles to a working corporation
A Wyoming corporation is created by Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State and a $100 state fee. After filing, the board adopts bylaws, elects officers and issues shares. None of those internal steps are filed with the state, which is exactly why a minute book matters: it is where the proof lives.
Every year the corporation's annual report lists its officers and directors and the address of its principal office, and the treasurer or another fiscal agent certifies the capital, property and assets located and employed in Wyoming under penalty of perjury (W.S. 17-16-1630(a)).
Source: wyoleg.gov
When a corporation fits better than an LLC
A corporation is the familiar structure for issuing stock to investors, setting up an employee equity plan, or electing S corporation tax treatment with a clear share structure. An LLC is usually simpler for owner-operators and holding companies. Both pay the same $100 to form and the same $60 minimum license tax each year in Wyoming.
If you are not sure, our LLC vs. corporation guide walks through the differences with Wyoming's own rules, and you can change course later with a conversion, though that is more paperwork than choosing well up front.
Source: sos.wyo.gov
Grounds the Secretary of State can use to dissolve a corporation
W.S. 17-16-1420 lists them: not delivering the annual report or paying the license tax, having no registered agent or office, failing to tell the state within 30 days that the agent or office changed, and several public-interest grounds. Before dissolving, the Secretary of State serves notice, and the corporation has 60 days to correct each ground (W.S. 17-16-1421).
A dissolved corporation keeps its existence only to wind up. It can apply for reinstatement within two years, and when reinstatement is effective it relates back to the date of dissolution.
Source: wyoleg.gov
Form a Corporation in Wyoming: questions
No. Wyoming has no publication step for a new corporation or LLC.
Check it: Wyoming Statutes, Title 17Yes, through IRS Form 2553. It must be filed no more than 2 months and 15 days after the start of the tax year the election is to take effect, or any time in the year before.
Check it: Internal Revenue Service (IRS)Corp USA prepares and submits your Wyoming filing with the Secretary of State's Business Division for you. The official state fee is passed through at cost, with our service fee shown separately at checkout, so you do not need to go to the state's website to file.
Check it: Wyoming Secretary of StateNo. Filing with the Secretary of State creates the company. City or county business licenses, zoning approval, sales tax licensing with the Wyoming Department of Revenue and professional licensing are separate steps that depend on where and how you operate.
Check it: Wyoming Secretary of StateReady when you are, Wyoming.
Heads up: we are an independent company that prepares and submits Wyoming filings for owners. We are not the Wyoming Secretary of State and we do not give legal advice. Every state charge passes through at the exact amount billed, shown separately from our service fee.